Divers sermons of Master John Calvin, concerning the divinity, humanity, and nativity of our…Diuers sermons of Master Iohn Caluin, concerning the diuinitie, humanitie, and natiuitie of our…

And therefore a man would think, that this agreed not with the doctrine of the Gospel, where as it is said, that we shall be raised up again at the latter day, by the wonderful power of our ⟨p. 82⟩God. Wherefore, it seemeth that all those pomps should be naught set by, and be clean forgotten. And hereupon it might be thought, that Joseph his religion was but foolish, which should darken the hope of the resurrection. Howbeit we have here to note, that the Jews used these kind of Ceremonies, until the time our Lord Jesus Christ had accomplished all whatsoever was requisite for our salvation. And the burial at those days were as the Sacrifices, washings, and lights of the Temple, and such like. And because they were rude people, it was meet they should be handled like young children. In very deed, burial was taken to be an holy thing all the world over, and it was the will of God, that it should be engraven in the hearts of the very pagans, because they might have no excuse, when as they would be so beastly, as not to hope for a better life. Now, the Pagans abused the same: But be as be may, it will be cast in their teethes at the latter day, that they were over curious in the burying of the dead, for there was not so barbarous a nation in the world, which made not great account thereof. And yet they knew not why they did so, no more then they knew the meaning of their sacrifices: howbeit, this is enough to condemn them, insomuch as they departed from the trueth of God, and corrupted the testimony that was given them, which should have brought them to the belief of the heavenly life. But however it is, The Burial of it self, was always as a mirror of the resurrection: For they put the body into the ground, to be kept for a time. For if there were no resurrection, it were no matter if they had been cast out of the doors to have bin eaten of Dogs, or wild beasts: But they honourably buried them, that they might not be pulled in pieces, although they were sure, they turned to dust. In deed the Jews observed many Ceremonies. And yet the Egyptians far passed them: But this their great sorrowing, lamenting, and tearing of their hair, were all but brags. This then was the manner of the Egyptians, whom the Devil had bewitched, because they perverted all good order.

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